What Happened Inside the Airplane Graveyard?

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  • @ollienilson1644
    @ollienilson1644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Nearly get tears in my eyes when I see Thai 747 how I fly both from Arlanda and Kastrup several times to Bangkok. Now I living in Bangkok with my wife. Nice Sam.

  • @Bobo-bw1uc
    @Bobo-bw1uc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +748

    Introducing our new 747-400neo
    No engine option

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      so the 747-400 glider edition. very full efficient.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dreiton991 then i want to fly it after the crash. 100% safe according to your claim.

    • @gripen6512
      @gripen6512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      still more safer than max

    • @FloofyRulezz
      @FloofyRulezz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would buy that!

    • @imanishraf6215
      @imanishraf6215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Earth friendly aircraft

  • @jaturanondhubsombatt2281
    @jaturanondhubsombatt2281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Woo! I am Thai. I am so glad that you like the Thai's Boeing 747 and very thank you for showing Thai aeroplane to the world. I've worked for Thai Airways for 11 years now. 😍😍🥰🥰

    • @Kudabear1
      @Kudabear1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's a scrapped plane. You're high

    • @Kudabear1
      @Kudabear1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He showed the Thai plane for like 30 seconds. Chill

    • @handsomemann01
      @handsomemann01 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Kudabear1Its on thumbnail, what are you on

    • @handsomemann01
      @handsomemann01 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Kudabear1He seems to be older than you

    • @captain24plays47
      @captain24plays47 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wooo yeah baby

  • @casplomp4045
    @casplomp4045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    when I see all those planes, I get this nostalgic feeling. It hurts a bit.

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It does. I was excited to be around all these planes (Flown many) but felt sad at the same time.

    • @jgoldsmith422
      @jgoldsmith422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here. Like a race horse taken to slaughter when it's not needed anymore. Sad

    • @originalfiremancancelled7303
      @originalfiremancancelled7303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cas Plomp I agree with you it's cool history the sad part is the people in charge of disposing of these aircraft want 10 X plus the amount scrap metal to sell them and you remove them I would love to get a giant piece of one I can move it myself but they don't care about the past they just want the cash🤑

    • @maximummax5200
      @maximummax5200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @pheels
      @pheels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cas Plomp dont be sad they are donating their spare parts to keep their sisterships alive and some of them will live on as aerial firefighters test beds government transports etc after the last passenger and frieghters are gone. The Kc-10 fleet will be around for years the last big concentration of Dc-10s after fed x retires theirs.

  • @nush.a
    @nush.a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3308

    The only place where I can afford a First Class seat

  • @jefesman
    @jefesman ปีที่แล้ว +30

    You know it has to happen & every plane has a date to be scrapped, but it still tears at your heart to see these amazing machines go. Great video!

  • @anzin74
    @anzin74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    18:37 Goes to aircraft boneyard to the envy of every avgeek in the world and potentially has access to every square inch of ANY aircraft:
    “TRAY LINERS!”
    But legit their enthusiasm and love for aircraft is heartwarming

  • @bintibet74
    @bintibet74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I flew Thai Airways many times. When boarding, the music and atmosphere was so refreshing. After landing, they gave each flier a fresh orchid.

  • @heroknaderi
    @heroknaderi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I enjoyed it Sam. These old airplanes were one of the workhorses in the sky. It’s fun exploring this place 😎

  • @akak7017
    @akak7017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Sam's love and tribute for 747s is immeasurable be it on air, ground or graveyard ✈💥

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      indeed 747 is the plane most people (my generation) grew up and travel with!

    • @vannacee26
      @vannacee26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SamChui When people dressed up to fly.

    • @haivaaziz7633
      @haivaaziz7633 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vannacee26 ديبمةذىكقضحخبشطةغششلىغشرةجحخفصشيامةىدء😮😢😂❤😢😅😊😊😊بانكةفثضضلنووبسظ

    • @InsaneLuca1234
      @InsaneLuca1234 ปีที่แล้ว

      🛫🛬✈️🛩️

  • @Velo1010
    @Velo1010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I’m imagining the excitement the crews felt on their first trip on one of those planes after it was placed into service. Just think of all the memories that were created (sad and happy) on many of those flights.

  • @KaranThakur927
    @KaranThakur927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    5:04 Imagine the terror if the plane starts rolling down the desert after doing this

    • @neongaming6336
      @neongaming6336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      This plane is already dead bro 😂

    • @luchertz
      @luchertz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂 good place for a movie bro

    • @antuny28
      @antuny28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Without the 4 engines? 🤦

    • @dylangamez53
      @dylangamez53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was scared

    • @nightingale-d3e
      @nightingale-d3e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Parking break...."
      *"Release"*

  • @guyfromkk
    @guyfromkk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    7:05 the moment they stepped on the wing, makes me realise how huge the wingspan of 747 are!

    • @TheThailand101
      @TheThailand101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      guyfromkk absolutely, now imagine a a380

    • @syfspotter
      @syfspotter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheThailand101 Umm I can playing Soccer With my friends In wings Of A380 i think :v

  • @ameera3506
    @ameera3506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    5:05 imagine that throttle is not entirely gone....

    • @postophobia
      @postophobia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i wished the same lol !!

    • @FunnyVideos-jm8fo
      @FunnyVideos-jm8fo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      copart for airplanes ✈️ lol 🤣🤣😂😂

    • @ahmennation3760
      @ahmennation3760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It doesnt got a engine tho so

    • @flyingwithkaza
      @flyingwithkaza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ameer Shafiq the engines are gone and most likely there would probs be no fuel in the plane?

    • @frenchfry7631
      @frenchfry7631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ahmennation3760 r/woooosh

  • @scottnichols3685
    @scottnichols3685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    One of the few times Anthony needs correction:
    Not all 747SPs had the longitudinal galley. TWA’s SPs were delivered with galleys that ran left to right between doors 1 L and R rather than the longitudinal galley between doors 1 R and 2R.

    • @MrRobarino
      @MrRobarino 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're just being pedantic. Always has be a know-it-all going around correcting everybody over stupid, insignificant, or boring details.

    • @scottnichols3685
      @scottnichols3685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@MrRobarino Cries of pedantry always arise from the ignorant.

    • @daveblueballz6659
      @daveblueballz6659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤓

    • @64.000
      @64.000 ปีที่แล้ว

      try not to remember what happened to jal123s sp

  • @mohilgorecha
    @mohilgorecha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Seeing all those airplanes that are never going to be back on air makes me so sad and weirdly gives me goosebumps... Great video, Sam.
    I would really love to visit there one day..

  • @xianxu1932
    @xianxu1932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    18:28 Inspiration for the next Ryanair seat configurations

    • @rsvt
      @rsvt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      yea and you sit on top of 1 chair like a true russian gopnik squatting

    • @mapleleafaviation304
      @mapleleafaviation304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LoL 😂

    • @RukiNao
      @RukiNao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂

    • @joeknight4250
      @joeknight4250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are right lol

    • @TheAndreu11
      @TheAndreu11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-
    @_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    It pained me to see the 777 disassembled

  • @ganeshn9464
    @ganeshn9464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    7:10....how small a man looks in the wings. The 747 is engineering marvel...
    Mr. Sam.. Is there a plane in the world in which you haven't travelled... ☺️. You are really a lucky person. God bless you with more and more of ✈.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that is a good question. so far i think that he has travelled with all the commercially available air lines. and some more rare once. So the only thing i am not sure about are ether plains that have been taken out of service before he was old enough to fly at all. some small regional aircraft's. and air-planes that are off limed (think of militarily or governmental owned aircraft's) I am also curious if Sam has ever been flying in helicopters and the likes.

    • @johnkean6852
      @johnkean6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's off exploring that's why he didn't reply ... 🛬✈🛫🛩

  • @atikulhussain7614
    @atikulhussain7614 4 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    "Let's look at the old girl one more time..lets go Inside her" Daym, Sam is really enjoying himself out there ain't he

    • @cinogen2
      @cinogen2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He should have said lets bring my meat into these old girls again.

    • @habibhussain825
      @habibhussain825 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too funny

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      lol 😂 I knew our audience would love these lines :)

    • @FunnyVideos-jm8fo
      @FunnyVideos-jm8fo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      copart for airplanes ✈️ lol 🤣🤣😂😂

    • @Airport22R
      @Airport22R 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      WOW Amazing job! What about this B767 graveyard or boneyard @airport22r you can check it out!

  • @XLRSAv
    @XLRSAv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Sam, how do you gain access to airplane graveyard? I would like to find a way to get behind those fences!

  • @jazthesaga2604
    @jazthesaga2604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    Gamestop would offer you $7.43 for one of those planes...(in store credit)

    • @da1anonlyktc
      @da1anonlyktc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      JAZ THE SAGA wrong ( for all of them)

    • @sdmp78
      @sdmp78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lololol I'm dead

    • @planewire2153
      @planewire2153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *$7.47

    • @dihydrogenmonoxide9210
      @dihydrogenmonoxide9210 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@planewire2153 missed oppurtunity

  • @andrewsmith1655
    @andrewsmith1655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow very nostalgic, I have flown on those China Airlines and Thai 747-400s. Thankfully there are still a few around in the air for a few years to come. Next you need to visit the Boeing Everett factory where these jets are born. Got to see the last Lufthansa 747-8i and the Future Air Force 1 under construction there a few years ago. No pics sadly.

  • @martypatric1101
    @martypatric1101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this youtube video about your visit to the Mojave desert in California state, where they parked all those B747 airplanes, never know about this parking place in that desert overthere. Is so sad to watch all those huge airliners laying in that hot sun and dust .....waiting for stripping of parts, motors etc.. Nice work done by showing us all those sights. Watching from Paramaribo !

  • @Kaz.Williams
    @Kaz.Williams 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The joy all of the men in this video are showing over these planes is absolutely beautiful!

    • @ducoqabe12
      @ducoqabe12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      U need man

    • @Kaz.Williams
      @Kaz.Williams 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ducoqabe12 no. Do you?

    • @ducoqabe12
      @ducoqabe12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kaz.Williams I need to u dear

  • @SkyFra
    @SkyFra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    I think that it's every avgeek "paradise"!

    • @SkyFra
      @SkyFra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Kardos András I personally think that everything related to aviation is a paradise for avgeeks🤣

    • @mr.kjerum
      @mr.kjerum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed going there must be both a dream and a nightmare...

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed. It was so fun that we didn't realize we spend an entire day out there!

    • @greenlawnfarm5827
      @greenlawnfarm5827 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SamChui OMG i was going to say that you are super geeky but you admited that you are. They are just normal airplanes and not even cool old ones.

  • @cmr58
    @cmr58 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great to see these retired birds, and also loved the broken english too. made it educational and entertaining. Excellent. Thank you.

  • @BryantHarris251-518
    @BryantHarris251-518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    To see one the most iconic aircraft ever built in the Boeing 747 in a boneyard is very haunting and nostalgic. My favorite airplane overall. Thank you for taking me on this amazing tour! Sub'd

    • @PassionForSpeedF1
      @PassionForSpeedF1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      747 is also my favourite plane

    • @hilomob
      @hilomob 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Subbed**

    • @sian2337
      @sian2337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel the same. Why can’t they keep using 747s? They’re beautiful.

    • @eetrizect7407
      @eetrizect7407 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sian2337 mostly because there's faster airplanes and the A380 kinda took it out also my favorite plane such a good plane go to waste

    • @thescaniaguy4199
      @thescaniaguy4199 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eetrizect7407 The a380 didn’t kill it, efficient twin jets did. Also the speed had nothing to do with, it's actually amongst the fastest airliners.

  • @Oivaras
    @Oivaras 4 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    Are they selling those seats? I'd love to have one of the First Class ones at home.

    • @jubeanfn5233
      @jubeanfn5233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Airazz maybe don’t know

    • @TFD4REAL
      @TFD4REAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Just take it

    • @kuocdo1938
      @kuocdo1938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Comrade Spots good items will be reused.

    • @Skirbiy
      @Skirbiy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      imma buy one from a 747

    • @HS-PGX
      @HS-PGX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try sending an email to Thai aircraft trading. They’re selling all their current 747s right now so you might just be able to buy a first class seat.

  • @rgraham-ncal
    @rgraham-ncal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the queen of the skies, the beautiful 747.
    This just breaks my heart.
    No plane will ever compare

  • @Cargospotter
    @Cargospotter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    That` s an awesome video. Thank` s for showing us the most famous US aircraft boneyards. Amazing footage!

    • @theenzoferrari458
      @theenzoferrari458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Fuck you for putting those wierd spaces in.

    • @thenotorious135
      @thenotorious135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      justinl458 weird*

    • @silvagni97
      @silvagni97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      justinl458 they might not be fluent in English.

    • @netheriteeeeeee3578
      @netheriteeeeeee3578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@theenzoferrari458 what did you say??

    • @fuzzyhead878
      @fuzzyhead878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Everyone wants to discuss grammar but I just think it’s cool that Cargospotter is here.

  • @RyanEmeryLovesCars
    @RyanEmeryLovesCars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    Am I the only one who thinks it'd be awesome to make one of the 747's a house or into a hotel people could stay at...

    • @coconutpalm1631
      @coconutpalm1631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yes, that is something I'd like to do Actually, getting one to Australia is going to be expensive though

    • @EemMiIiLlLl
      @EemMiIiLlLl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@coconutpalm1631 th-cam.com/video/ivmqBizMu7w/w-d-xo.html

    • @carlsjolander1887
      @carlsjolander1887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      www.jumbostay.se/ Check this out, it's iin Sweden. Right next to the Arlanda airport they made a hotel from a 747

    • @AaronSmith-kr5yf
      @AaronSmith-kr5yf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Hell I'd live in an old 747, but I'd have to chop up the side of the fuselage to install some floor to ceiling windows, as I'd imagine this thing parked in some rural/forested setting and I'd need to be able to look out at the awesome view.

    • @zero1fifty8
      @zero1fifty8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think someone's already done this somewhere in Europe

  • @bgdavenport
    @bgdavenport 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a fun video....a bunch of enthusiasts wandering around a derelict airplane! I've done this so many times and it never gets old!

  • @fanofjets
    @fanofjets 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That Boeing 707 at 1:24 is a very rare bird. She was originally N408PA, Jet Clipper Morning Star. That aircraft has been at Mojave for a long time. I still hold hope that she will find a way to a museum for static display - in 1965 Pan American colors, of course.

  • @christopherpace4108
    @christopherpace4108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Hi Sam. I am very impressed by your coverage of all the aircraft located in the Californian desert! I was very surprised to see a Qantas Boeing 747-400! My father used to work for Qantas and I have flown on many jumbo jets of Qantas in the past! Keep up the good work Sam and thank you so much for this very interesting download vlog!!

  • @chadnga8
    @chadnga8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would love to see inside those MartinAir MC-11s ... the were convertibles... could be changed from passenger to cargo configuration, often done seasonally when they'd fly their MD-11s to the Dutch Islands in the Caribbean.... or for charter. I think they were used more for cargo, at least when I was working there.

  • @pf5658
    @pf5658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This is honestly kinda sad to see. ☹️ Happy to know though that they’re recycling at least some parts and not all going to the landfill.

    • @Juttpadda
      @Juttpadda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/IcHTgEfyUZM/w-d-xo.html

  • @maximetonneau4973
    @maximetonneau4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Sam goes from delivery flights of A350's to plane graveyards... How amazing is his life

    • @DavBlc7
      @DavBlc7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      soon there will be the first Airbus A380s deliveries as soon as 2030s. Watch the space!

  • @marlenejoy6938
    @marlenejoy6938 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for this awesome documentary. You guys rock.

  • @eli_man3811
    @eli_man3811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    Imagine if when he pushed the throttles forward the plane started moving

  • @JeffBourke
    @JeffBourke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    The graveyard is about to get very crowded

    • @potatofuryy
      @potatofuryy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      RIP

    • @ihateyoumother-fucker3204
      @ihateyoumother-fucker3204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Your comment is NOT funny, but it is......

    • @TheThailand101
      @TheThailand101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeaaaahhh sad really

    • @Sheroo21
      @Sheroo21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is not funny you could of put it for the 737 max

    • @aviationemery3864
      @aviationemery3864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Sheroo21 no the 747 klms rip klms 747s

  • @justine.0108
    @justine.0108 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s my dream to go into an airplane graveyard one day. Just staying there for a few hours, admiring these beautiful planes that are now having a well deserved peaceful rest after all those years of serving the sky.. this is just heaven. I like to think that all the birds chilling on the aircrafts are their souls.. weird thing to think but that’s just how I see things I guess.

  • @may_laytrucker3127
    @may_laytrucker3127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Heartbroken for those giant's 😭😭😭 thank you sam for your hard work🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️

  • @EconomyFlyer
    @EconomyFlyer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Sam : I'm jumping out of the plane
    The other guy : oh my God
    Sam : come
    Quite a good evacuation plan

  • @senthilnathanviswanathan4924
    @senthilnathanviswanathan4924 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Because you people, I could have a free ride, though sitting in far corner of India. But for you, I would never have made it to this spot. Thank you so much. Also it is amazing to see the photo of Thai airhostess still in good condition. When you landed on the wing and made merry, I was virtually with you on the wing....

  • @georgecartner6928
    @georgecartner6928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    this would be the best airsoft map. I mean come on

  • @BvSteel82
    @BvSteel82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I was waiting for Mike Rowe's voice to Narrate the whole episode when hearing that music

  • @bengerfield3502
    @bengerfield3502 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks Sam, I feel sad when I see majestic machines like these being scrapped but at the same time it's fascinating to see, wish we had places like that in Australia, I would love an aircraft parked on my property.❤

  • @leinardj
    @leinardj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    Dude: These are the excavators we use to crush planes.
    My Brain: I will fly there and destroy those machines of destruction.

    • @adamclarke2251
      @adamclarke2251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      GamePlay M4ster give them a taste of their own medicine 😂

    • @mjbull5156
      @mjbull5156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is the circle of machine life, do not blame them for doing their job.

    • @mattiagnagno757
      @mattiagnagno757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MJBull515 he was just kidding

    • @FunnyVideos-jm8fo
      @FunnyVideos-jm8fo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      copart for airplanes ✈️ lol 🤣🤣😂😂

    • @TheThailand101
      @TheThailand101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leinard James Mariano bahahahaha

  • @jeffreydeeds9225
    @jeffreydeeds9225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Great video Sam! I spent many years crawling around in the confined spaces and fuel cells of over a dozen types of aircraft. I actually worked on Spirit's ship 133 in the late 90s! Like you, I could go there and spend a week just milling around, like a kid in a playground! Thanks for the out of the ordinary, aviation video. Your videos are a gift to aviation enthusiasts the world over. Cheers!

  • @hrg3483
    @hrg3483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for bringing this to us. Its so very rare!

  • @lynleyjones9357
    @lynleyjones9357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Sad to see that where the QANTAS final queen of our skies in Australia going to this week . The flying Kangaroo never be the same again .

    • @carlao2536
      @carlao2536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very sad indeed.

    • @linkcalder4937
      @linkcalder4937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lynley Jones yes but roles Royce bought them so they won’t end up like these one s

    • @glipk
      @glipk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It retired :(

    • @jackgray3357
      @jackgray3357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fly high queen

    • @avirupbiswas7775
      @avirupbiswas7775 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was your 100th like

  • @MattsAviationChannel
    @MattsAviationChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sad to see an airplane graveyard. But Sam put it into the most interesting light. Great playground for avgeeks - would love it. Thanks and huge like!!

  • @jwan4757549
    @jwan4757549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very clear how all of you loving your job , this video really very interesting i enjoyed a lot watching it 🤝 I feel Sam here happy more than in any other video he did , God bless you 🤲 this is one of the best videos I have seen of Sam

  • @phasm42
    @phasm42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Check 'em out on satellite view:
    Victorville: Southern California Logistics Airport
    Mojave: Mojave Air & Space Port

    • @janicesullivan8942
      @janicesullivan8942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is another airplane graveyard/storage are outside Tucson, AZ.

    • @Raze145
      @Raze145 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Janice Sullivan pinal airpark

    • @lobosolitario-j4c
      @lobosolitario-j4c 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@janicesullivan8942 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base - Military boneyard

    • @BatGuano-CA
      @BatGuano-CA 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Raze145 Pima

  • @BretAllenStudios
    @BretAllenStudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As an A&P who used to work on these aircraft, install engines, landing gear, rig flight controls etc... It’s a bit sad to see them in such disrepair lol.

  • @boeingkp2
    @boeingkp2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im Thailand people and thank for the love for my national airline❤️❤️

  • @HenrysAviation
    @HenrysAviation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Amazing video Sam, I really enjoyed! Just one quick question are you actually allowed to be in the plane? Thanks

  • @aviationlba747
    @aviationlba747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Those poor 747s :(

    • @traceyturner9428
      @traceyturner9428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know all those queens 😔😔😟 I love the 747.

    • @TuffBurnOutTeam
      @TuffBurnOutTeam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There all fucked airframe has to many hours on them

    • @mylovesongs2429
      @mylovesongs2429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wait maybe 5 years. You will probably see A380's in that airplane bone yard!

    • @TuffBurnOutTeam
      @TuffBurnOutTeam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some of the 380s are already in some grave yards because there fucked already worn out no times left on them

    • @aviationlba747
      @aviationlba747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The reason why some A380s are already being retired is because they are just not economical enough for some of today’s airlines. It has nothing to do with the airframes or flying hours.... because the retired A380s still had many decades of live left in them. They just aren’t efficient enough, and they are also too large for many airports. This of course decreases versatility, and the amount of routes that the aircraft can execute.

  • @andylau4079
    @andylau4079 ปีที่แล้ว

    Again Sam, thank you very very much for showing us around, well done ! 👏🏻

  • @jorgepalles8558
    @jorgepalles8558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It is incredible to remember the year of the first flight of the 747s, and what a shame it is to see them in the cemeteries of planes being destroyed.

    • @julosx
      @julosx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In a way it's nothing, think in comparison about the dreadful, deadly crashes they were involved in (esp. the 747-100 and -200 that weren't very safe compared to the -400s and nowadays -800s) until around 1996.

    • @coconutpalm1631
      @coconutpalm1631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Areat deal of 747 fatal crashes were due to pilot error or shoddy maintenance. For example, JAL 123 was due to bad maintenance while the Tenerife Airport Disaster was largely pilot error (weather and communication breakdown too). There are many other examples like this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747_hull_losses
      The 747 brought about a huge increase in passenger jet transporation which at the time was relatively new so there were a lot of safety issues that we didn't know about before these crashes. I would say that the 747 just got 'caught up' in these statistics and if it were to have been another plane that democratized air travel instead of the 747, then similar crashes would have happened anyway.

  • @jwan4757549
    @jwan4757549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Direct to my favourite videos 👍 , Sam is my best TH-camr forever

  • @Tyro8
    @Tyro8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The guy who says we’re gonna crush it really enjoys his work! 🤣

  • @IftikharAliChangezi
    @IftikharAliChangezi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    8:32 Qantas has just painted over the Kangaroo 🦘 logo on the tail of their planes before they fly them here all the way to the other end of world. Another way to tribute respect to the retired airplanes 👌

    • @stephanguitar9778
      @stephanguitar9778 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I doubt it. Qanats has respect for nothing or nobody anymore. More a symbol of embarrassment, as if trying to hide something, bit silly really.

  • @joshs4594
    @joshs4594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have no idea how envious I am. I hope I get a chance to visit there. It's every aviation geek's fantasy. 👍✈

  • @traceyturner9428
    @traceyturner9428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really enjoyed this video Sam. Awesome as always! Someone should buy one of those planes and make a house in it. That would be cool.😊

  • @นนทยาคนตรง
    @นนทยาคนตรง 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Inspiring with the image of thai airways, now it's truely almost at grave.

    • @HS-PGX
      @HS-PGX 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ทำไมต้องมาทำกูเจ็บขนาดนี้ แต่ก็คือความจริง5555 it hurts me but it’s the truth.

  • @stephanguitar9778
    @stephanguitar9778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ive flown on this one too, must have done on account of 25 return flights on Thai 747s 400s, mostly in economy but a few upgrades to business class upstairs. Thai was always my favourite airline between Australia and the UK. The seat pitch in economy was 34''. I did the BKK to Phuket in that odd business class alongside the long galley.

  • @PrayudiSatriyo
    @PrayudiSatriyo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Whoa, just after I watched Half As Interesting's video about this area, Sam actually uploaded this. Amazing video as always, greetings from Indonesia!

    • @dedyzee
      @dedyzee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jokowi hore

  • @stevemc01
    @stevemc01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The Queen of the Skies remains the Queen of our memories too.

  • @krystalbrooks6869
    @krystalbrooks6869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up in Mojave, CA.
    We had an airplane at Mojave Airport.
    My family is friends with the guy who is in charge of the bone yard.
    Class of '92, Go Mustangs.

  • @Jason-ne5qe
    @Jason-ne5qe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    United 747 brought up so many memories 😭

  • @saurabh5551
    @saurabh5551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That was amazing Sam, but sad to see the end of all aircrafts. BTW have you found any A380's impounded there in graveyard? If you do so please share the video. I would love to see both floors of A380 from inside.

    • @WestCentralWVWX
      @WestCentralWVWX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The A380 is from 2008 and europein so prob no

  • @crowmob-yo6ry
    @crowmob-yo6ry 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can't wait for Brightline West!

  • @FlyAround
    @FlyAround 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Truly special place that breaks my heart as an *avgeek* every single time :(

  • @FlyWithMe_666
    @FlyWithMe_666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Oh, an actual airplane graveyard. I thought this was about Boeing’s 737 max production line...

    • @JetBOY320
      @JetBOY320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣

    • @qistan
      @qistan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ronny Gordon almost funny kid... almost... almost...

    • @johnkean6852
      @johnkean6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No Max's there 🤔

  • @alihaiderbhatti4337
    @alihaiderbhatti4337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    imagine ants doing tours like this in our dead bodies in our graveyard xb😂

    • @shawnaburns5158
      @shawnaburns5158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes exactly!!!! Very good point

    • @LeviGleichenhaus
      @LeviGleichenhaus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Loool

    • @MrSupercar55
      @MrSupercar55 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ain’t gonna happen. I’m getting cremated when I kick the bucket.

  • @mycricketpassion
    @mycricketpassion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1990 I traveled on Thai air from Lahore to Bangkok .. amazing service

  • @JetBOY320
    @JetBOY320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Sam's notification squad is here
    ❤️Just loved it 💞... Love from India 🥰

    • @Novusa
      @Novusa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi India I’m from the UK

    • @wasimkhan473
      @wasimkhan473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      love from india SAM

  • @seafoodcharlie3710
    @seafoodcharlie3710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So lucky you were able to do what most can't. I took the bus tour of the graveyard years ago and would've given anything to make it my personal playground for the day.

  • @Kat-fw9se
    @Kat-fw9se 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I know the exact area where you went. It was absolutely amazing to see all these planes.i had heard there was a lot of them, but there were so many! My heart was pounding when I saw them with excitement... was yours? Oh did you see Pam Am?

  • @Simon_r2600
    @Simon_r2600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    6:46 in a Museum in Sinsheim (Germany) you can walk on a wing of a 747 too.

  • @klaseriksson7106
    @klaseriksson7106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 744, HS-TGN was the first 747 i flew from Sweden to Thailand in 2002. Sad To see her scrapped like that. 🥺
    Nice video though!

  • @eco_guardian
    @eco_guardian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The 747 is a monster, basically a flying apartment building.

    • @mylovesongs2429
      @mylovesongs2429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The A380 is like a flying NFL football stadium!

    • @yung_drakoo3605
      @yung_drakoo3605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well have u ever seen a dreamlifter or the an-225 (yes I know their both Heavy cargo planes but im saying their the true monsters the 747 is a baby compared to the an-225)

  • @kbst8411
    @kbst8411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember when these planes were newly delivered. It is scaring.

  • @speederz1
    @speederz1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this video sam!!! was at the one in Pima AZ...that was amazing too...thanks again for all this great footage...Paul K

  • @aaronkct1435
    @aaronkct1435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Why similar contents always suddenly come up at almost the same time ?
    Anyone watches half as interesting here ? it also posted Mojave yesterday.....
    what a strange TH-cam phenomenon ......

    • @kdk_ashok
      @kdk_ashok 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ✋✋

    • @hachi7484
      @hachi7484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i mean it's not like he goes to it yesterday and films it and edits it in one day this VID was prob filmed weeks ago of months ago

    • @vicpz1
      @vicpz1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup!

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In a way the two together really help. Sam explained the why it exist and the next day Sam shows us around it.
      Who knows that they actually discuss it together.

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really? I am totally not aware there is another video. I guess a co-incidence.

  • @balesjo
    @balesjo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Back in the late 80s to the mid-90s, I worked for a couple of airlines in flight operations. I remember several times where we ferried aircraft to park in the desert, though most of those were going into storage. But it's nice to see the end-of-the-road where they go at the end of their flying career.

  • @tarquin4592
    @tarquin4592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What interesting and informative vlogs you have here on you Tube Sam. Thanks so much for your passion.

  • @iTrans888
    @iTrans888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey Sam, Thanks for sharing your passion, I don't know how you have all these contacts to get you access but keep up the great work my friend!

  • @rolandocrisostomo2003
    @rolandocrisostomo2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I wish i was there. In full captain uniform, making airplane noises while sitting on the captain's chair.

  • @kattenking5919
    @kattenking5919 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have been helping me because every time I go to sleep I watch one of your videos you have been helping me

  • @manicuresandmassages6638
    @manicuresandmassages6638 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Rip 747 you will be missed but not forgotten

  • @papatakakiro
    @papatakakiro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. Miss the Thai Airways interior. The only corrections is that the Braniff SP had galleys like the classic 747s.

  • @nicolayu.kotomanoff4358
    @nicolayu.kotomanoff4358 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing journey! Thank you, dear Sam!👍

  • @Aliusmi
    @Aliusmi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    So many stories affiliated with these airplanes.but nothing is forever.

    • @paddavlogs6014
      @paddavlogs6014 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/IcHTgEfyUZM/w-d-xo.html

  • @rehadrahman806
    @rehadrahman806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Are aviation geeks/normal people allowed to go to these airplanes Graveywards? Nice video :)

  • @cupcakefairy87
    @cupcakefairy87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny, an advert for Virgin Atlantic airlines came on towards the end of this video, very appropriate. On the other hand, it's interesting how you guys turn the sad prospect of the 747s and MD-11s getting scrapped into a fun experience in this video. Mojave has always been a place that has fascinated me.

  • @yari722
    @yari722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    as a flight attendant seeing the planes like this makes me sad =(

  • @captkay5330
    @captkay5330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    NOW THAT WAS SOME EXTREME AVIATION CONTENT OH BABY
    You go sam!!